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Patent GB-2502993-A (GB)
Title: Dockside bollard testing
Inventor: HARRISON MICHAEL
IPC: G01N3/08
Filed: 2012-06-13
Abstract: A device for testing a dockside bollard comprises a frame 12 adapted to rest on the dockside, means attached to the frame, such as a hydraulic ram 14, for applying a tensile force to the bollard 40 and a measuring device, such as a load cell or load shackle, for measuring the tensile force applied to the bollard. The frame includes at least one portion 26 which, in use, extends downwardly over the dockside edge for transferring force to the dockside during testing. The device may transfer force to the bollard at a range of angles in the horizontal and vertical plane, simulating the forces which a marine bollard may be expected to withstand in use. The tensile force may be applied via a rope or cable 18 and a pulley arrangement 16 and the frame may be of adjustable length and include a high friction surface to prevent the frame slipping during use.
Patent GB-2493289-A (GB)
Title: Manual computing device for predicting the best beach for surfing upon input of the current or forecast weather and tidal conditions
Inventor: CLARK BRYAN
IPC: G06C1/00
Filed: 2012-07-30
Abstract: At least 2 carriers, which may be disks which are fastened centrally so that they are rotatable with respect of each other, carry geographical location information such as indications of beaches or reefs, which may be surfing destinations, and data relating to parameter(s) such as tidal stage, tidal range, wind direction, wind strength, etc. to provide a machine for determining the condition of a body of water at said location(s) in a geographical region by rotating or moving the carriers with respect to one another. Carriers may be layers of sheet material, circular, have data running along a circular path, comprise electrical circuits, have cylindrical shape or be attached to other apparatus.
Patent GB-2494756-A (GB)
Title: Scheduling of packets at cellular base stations
Inventor: VERMA DINESH C
IPC: H04L47/6275
Filed: 2012-08-10
Abstract: A method for scheduling a sequential transmission of a plurality of packets includes estimating a time when each of the plurality of packets waiting to be transmitted will be used by a device targeted to receive the plurality of packets, and mapping the time of each of the plurality of packets to a prioritization among the plurality of packets. The content type of each packet may be used to determine a user-time- to-use (UTU) metric such that the urgency with which the next packet is required may be determined. The UTU may, for streaming media, represent the amount of data buffered at the device ahead of the data already played at the device. UTU may also represent the number of bytes remaining to download divided by download rate for downloaded media or the amount of information that is currently in flow-control buffers of the device for other TCP data.
Patent GB-2505479-A (GB)
Title: Insulating fluid manifold for an electrical machine
Inventor: SEMKEN ROBERT SCOTT
IPC: H02K1/18
Filed: 2012-08-31
Abstract: The electrical machine comprises a plurality of electrical windings which comprise fluid channels through which a heat transfer fluid, supplied via a fluid manifold 820 from inlet/outlet pipes 860,862, can pass. The manifold comprises a main body 1000 comprising a fluid chamber, divided into inlet and outlet chambers by wall 1002, and an electrically insulating element 1010 coupled to the main body. The insulating element comprises a plurality of fluid ports for communication with inlet/outlet connectors 892,894 of the fluid channels 898. The insulating body 1010 comprises two insulating plates 1010a, 1010b with a plurality of electrically insulating fluid channels 1032 formed in the surface of the plate 1010b which engages the inner surface of plate 1010a. Fluid passages in plate 1010a extend from the location of the connectors to the plate inner face where they are in fluid communication with the ends 1034a of the channels. Through holes in plate 1010b connect the other ends 1034b of the channels to the fluid chamber. The channels lengths are such as to ensure that the electrical resistance of the fluid passing there through between the connectors and the main body of the manifold is greater than a threshold resistance.
Patent GB-2509488-A (GB)
Title: Lockable data socket
Inventor: TAHIR RAZA
IPC: H01R13/639
Filed: 2012-11-15
Abstract: A lockable data socket prevents a person from adding or removing either a data cable or telephone cable from a network environment. It may include a lockable hinged faceplate, or a sliding lockable faceplate (Fig 4). The socket may be used in a school.
Patent GB-2496331-A (GB)
Title: Method for determining time correction for a detector placed on the seabed
Inventor: LECERF DIDIER
IPC: G01V1/30
Filed: 2011-08-16
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining, for a detector placed on the surface of the seabed, the vertical propagation time (t0) and the velocity of propagation V in the water of a wave emitted from an emission point within N, said method including: emitting a wave from the emission point; recording the wave received by the detector; determining the vertical propagation time t0 by means of equation (I), where tdir is the direct wave propagation time between the emission point and the detector, and tmul is the propagation time of the first multiple wave between the emission point and the detector; and determining the velocity of propagation V of the wave by means of equation (II), where X is the distance between the emission point and the water-surface point that is vertical to the detector.
Patent GB-2513392-A (GB)
Title: System for a towing vehicle
Inventor: BRADLEY ANDREW
IPC: B62D15/00
Filed: 2013-04-26
Abstract: A vehicle control system 1 is provided for controlling a trailer 5 coupled to a vehicle 3 during a reversing operation. The system includes a processor (29 see fig 2) configured to determine an actual trailer travel direction (TACT see fig 4) based on one or more sensor signals. The processor (29) receives a demanded trailer travel direction (TDEM see fig 4), for example from a user. A maximum permissible hitch angle is calculated and the demanded trailer travel direction (TDEM) is limited to an angle less than or equal to the calculated maximum permissible hitch angle. The system also estimates a distance to be travelled to match the trailer direction with the demanded direction. The invention also relates to a vehicle 3 incorporating the vehicle control system 1, and a method of controlling the reversing of the trailer 5.
Patent GB-2506012-A (GB)
Title: Low row steam generator inspection probe.
Inventor: DRAPER JEFFREY BISHOP
IPC: F22B37/00
Filed: 2012-02-17
Abstract: An inspection assembly for insertion inspection of an elongate hollow member. The inspection assembly includes a probe head including at least one sensor for sensing a characteristic of the elongate hollow member as the probe head is moved internally within the elongate hollow member. The assembly includes a flexible shaft connected to the probe head and transmitting a motive force to the probe head to move the probe head within the elongate hollow member. The flexible shaft encloses at least one wire operatively connected between the probe head and at least one component external to the elongate hollow member for sensory operation of the at least one sensor. The flexible shaft is at least partially corrugated.
Patent GB-2517779-A (GB)
Title: Track mounting system
Inventor: KENT NICHOLAS
IPC: F16B37/04
Filed: 2013-08-31
Abstract: A track mounting system comprises a track (4) for fixing to a ceiling and extending down from the ceiling when installed. The track comprises a first flanged path on its lower portion to support a bogey and a second flanged path on its upper portion for attaching the track to the ceiling via a bracket. The bracket comprises a threaded member (6) that engages with the ceiling, a mounting element comprising a transverse member (8) supported adjustably on the threaded member and a longitudinal member providing a lever (9) by which the said mounting element can be rotated about the threaded member. The mounting element is adjusted on the threaded member to a desired clearance from the ceiling. When positioned with the longitudinal member perpendicular to the direction of the track, the track is offered over the said transverse member and the longitudinal member is rotated such that the transverse member engages under the said second flange supporting the track while the longitudinal member is concealed above the track.
Patent GB-2508732-A (GB)
Title: Inflatable party balloon with magnet
Inventor: PARDUS LUKASZ CZESLAW
IPC: A63H27/10
Filed: 2013-11-24
Abstract: The invention discloses a seamless party balloon having a body 1 and an integrally formed inflation tube 2 extending to a lip. A magnet 4 is adhesively bonded into the inflation tube 2. The invention further discloses a method and tool whereby a magnet can be secured into an inflation tube of a pre-existing party balloon. There is also disclosed a method of dip forming a party balloon with a magnet formed into the inflation tube 2.
Patent GB-2511924-A (GB)
Title: Hot-dip galvanizing system
Inventor: NERAT FRIEDRICH
IPC: C23C2/00
Filed: 2014-01-29
Abstract: A lifting door comprising a lifting device 3 for an enclosure 8 for a bath in a hot-dip galvanising system comprises a door 2 and a lid 1 pivotally attached to said door. The lid is attached to the door along a horizontal shaft 5 about which the lid can pivot such that in use the lid can either cover the galvanizing system or be raised to expose the surface of a galvanising bath. The addition of an easily opened and closed lid can reduce heat loss during galvanization.
Patent GB-2514461-A (GB)
Title: Double Service Chamber Pneumatic actuator
Inventor: HO KOK
IPC: F16D65/28
Filed: 2014-03-17
Abstract: A pneumatic actuator has first and second service chambers 25, 35 each having a diaphragm 26, 36 dividing the chamber into a pressurized air side 75, 77 and a spring side 76, 78. An actuator rod 42 extends out of the second housing 44. A connecting actuator rod 52 is connected to the actuator rod 42 and the first diaphragm 26. Pressurized air inlet ports 80, 82 are in communication with pressurized air sides 75, 77 of the first and second chambers 25, 35. The first and second diaphragms 26, 36 cooperating to further extend the distal end of the actuator rod away from the second housing into an extended position when pressurized air is introduced into the first and second pressurized air sides 75, 77 of the first and second chambers 25, 35. The pneumatic actuator may be used in an axle lift mechanism (fig 5). The pneumatic actuator provides a greater actuating force due to the increased surface area by having two diaphragms, without increasing the diameter of the actuator.
Patent GB-2523852-A (GB)
Title: DNA based internet access authentication, user roaming profile and domain registration
Inventor: BAMIDELE MICHAEL OLUWASEUN
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2014-05-14
Abstract: A method and system for authenticating user access of the internet by DNA (a), DNA enabled roaming profile for each user of the internet (b) and DNA based registration of domains on the internet (c). The introduction of a DNA online passport will preferably allow individual users to be registered, traced and to be validated and screened by recognised governments. The DNA roaming profile allows the user to be tracked and leaves a journey list on the users passport. The roaming profile may be used for marketing purposes to gather data on user preferences, user behaviour and user patterns. The DNA authenticating system may be used in a plurality of devices which may consist of cellular phones, personal computers, games consoles, and PDAs.
Patent GB-2528895-A (GB)
Title: Combined container and support stand
Inventor: KNOX STEFAN
IPC: A45C11/04
Filed: 2014-08-01
Abstract: A combined container and support stand comprises a body 2 with an opening 3, and a lid 4 for closing said opening 3, in which said lid 4 comprises an inner edge 4 which is connected to said body 2, in which said opening 3 comprises an outer rim 5, in which said lid 4 comprises an inner surface 6 and a support structure 8 formed on said inner surface 6 at a position which is spaced from said inner edge 4, and in which said lid 4 is movable between a closed position (figure 1) in which it at least partially closes said opening 3, and an open position (figure 2) in which said support structure 8 is spaced from a portion of said outer rim 5. The container may be used to store a pair of glasses. In the open position the rib 8 and a portion of the outer rim 5 provided at the upper edge of wall 10 combine to form a support stand for a mobile phone or tablet computer.
Patent GB-2531310-A (GB)
Title: A test apparatus and a method of testing of an antenna
Inventor: STEINHAUSER KARL-AUGUST
IPC: H01Q3/30
Filed: 2014-10-16
Abstract: A measurement apparatus 210 is disclosed for the measurement of a test antenna 220, comprising a movable stand for supporting the test antenna, and a feed antenna 240 having a plurality of radiating elements 250. The movable stand is located at a predefined distance from the feed antenna array. An antenna feed system 260 is provided with a plurality of adjustment components 265, 267 for adjusting the phase and amplitude of a wave front 245 emitted by the array such that at the distance of the test antenna, the wave front is substantially planar. Methods of using the apparatus are disclosed in which the antenna array acts as an emitter and where the array acts as a receiver. In said methods, only one of phase, delay and amplitude are required to be controlled.
Patent GB-2525459-A (GB)
Title: Symbol boundary detection
Inventor: VEMULA G K MURTHY
IPC: H04L27/26
Filed: 2014-10-22
Abstract: Detecting a symbol boundary in a data packet comprising a guard interval preceding a preamble having a predetermined sequence of symbols, comprising: receiving a signal representing a data packet; sampling the received signal at a sampling rate; estimating channel impulse responses from a set of samples in dependence on the predetermined sequence of symbols of the preamble; determining an energy value for each of a plurality of windows of channel impulse responses, each of the windows corresponding to W number of consecutive samples, the energy value for each of the windows being indicative of the total energy associated with the channel impulse responses of that window; determining which of the windows has the greatest energy value; and identifying the earliest sample of the consecutive W samples in said determined greatest energy window, the earliest sample being indicative of a symbol boundary for the preamble. The symbol boundary detection may be performed on an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex signal. A further embodiment describes a training field preceding the guard interval and estimating a boundary between the training field and the guard interval, the set of samples being taken from said estimated boundary for a period corresponding to the duration of the preamble.
Patent GB-2532727-A (GB)
Title: A compact multiband circular-polarization cross-dipole antenna
Inventor: YI HUANG
IPC: H01Q21/24
Filed: 2014-11-25
Abstract: A circularly polarised (CP) dipole antenna arrangement comprises a spiral type inductive load and means to split the current path on each dipole member 10, 11. The antenna arrangement may be a low profile, compact antenna which can operate in a single frequency band or dual or multiple frequency bands and provide left and right handed circularly polarised signals with a broad beam width. The antenna may be formed by two layers of conductive material separated by a dielectric substrate. The conductive layers may use wire of planar conductive structures. The feed to the antenna may use vacant-quarter printed ring formation. The spiral type inductive load may comprise both clockwise and anticlockwise rectangular spiral lines forming a unit cell which may be used to tune the resonant frequencies of the antennas. The current splitting means may include slot formations within the dipole members.
Patent GB-2520644-A (GB)
Title: Accelerated interlane vector reduction instructions
Inventor: CAPRIOLI PAUL
IPC: G06F9/30
Filed: 2013-06-10
Abstract: A vector reduction instruction is executed by a processor to provide efficient reduction operations on an array of data elements. The processor includes vector registers. Each vector register is divided into a plurality of lanes, and each lane stores the same number of data elements. The processor also includes execution circuitry that receives the vector reduction instruction to reduce the array of data elements stored in a source operand into a result in a destination operand using a reduction operator. Each of the source operand and the destination operand is one of the vector registers. Responsive to the vector reduction instruction, the execution circuitry applies the reduction operator to two of the data elements in each lane, and shifts one or more remaining data elements when there is at least one of the data elements remaining in each lane.
Patent GB-2534401-A (GB)
Title: Container arrangement
Inventor: ALAN BENTLEY
IPC: B65F1/06
Filed: 2015-01-22
Abstract: A mount 20 is designed to support a container by its mouth. One part of the mount can slidably attach to another via a slot 26 and rail connection or it can be integrally formed. Once in place the two components can bear against each other over a large portion of their heights to withstand torque arising from the containers contents. There can be multiple symmetrically arranged containers attached to one mount. The mount can slot over and frictionally engage a post 16 such as a traffic bollard 10. Alternatively it can secure to a flat surface by suction cups. Ideally the container is flexible such as a bin liner and its rim is trapped between two annular elements which are relatively hinged, with a lid hinged relative to them. All three elements could have the same pivotal axis.
Patent GB-2527167-A (GB)
Title: Method of fraction collection for a liquid chromatography system
Inventor: BURNETT JOSHUA
IPC: G01N30/80
Filed: 2015-02-09
Abstract: A method of fraction collection suitable for a liquid chromatography system, comprising diverting a chromatography flow from a waste channel to a collection tube 38 at the start of a fraction collection window; collecting the chromatography flow dispensed from the collection tube during the fraction collection window in a collection vessel 28; diverting the chromatography flow to the waste channel at the end of the fraction collection window; and providing a flow of a wash solvent to the collection tube to dispense at least a portion of a liquid remaining in the collection tube at the end of the fraction collection window from the collection tube. Also disclosed is a fraction collector for a liquid chromatography system, comprising a valve 60 and four ports in fluidic communication with the chromatography flow, a waste channel, a wash solvent source 62 and a collection tube; the valve having a first state wherein the collection tube receives the chromatography flow and the wash solvent source is in fluidic communication with the waste channel and a second state wherein the collection tube receives a flow of wash solvent and the chromatography flow is in fluidic communication with the waste channel.
Patent GB-2535766-A (GB)
Title: Low power detection of an activation phrase
Inventor: BENJAMIN JAMES KERR
IPC: G10L15/28
Filed: 2015-02-27
Abstract: A microphone system 102 comprises dedicated hardware logic 112 for detecting a pre-defined activation phrase in an audio stream received via a microphone 110. If the pre-defined activation phrase is detected, the hardware logic 112 sends a trigger signal to activate a module 104 which is external to the microphone system 102 and which may be in a low power standby state. The pre-defined phrase may comprise one or more spoken words or may be a sample of a contextual sound. The phrase may be an activation phrase for a voice controlled computing device 100. The external module 104 may be a main speech detection module implemented by a processor in the voice controlled computing device. Using hardware logic in the microphone system allows the processor within the computing device to be switched off or placed into a low power state. Consequently, the battery life of the voice controlled device can be extended.
Patent GB-2527198-A (GB)
Title: Cutting arrangement
Inventor: JOHNSON KENNETH
IPC: B23B5/16
Filed: 2015-05-05
Abstract: A cutting arrangement 10 includes a rotatable cutting means 12 having an axis of rotation X-X. A connecting means 14 connects the cutting arrangement to a rotary tool to rotate the cutting member about the axis of rotation. The cutting means has an inwardly facing surface 30 facing the axis of rotation. The inwardly facing surface has a cutting formation 52. The inwardly facing surface extends at an acute angle relative to the axis of rotation. The inwardly facing surface may have a conical or frustoconical configuration. The cutting means may include a cylindrical skirt/side wall 18 for locating the article to be cut. The cutting arrangement may be used for cutting a chamfer in the end of a pipe.
Patent GB-2529032-A (GB)
Title: Gear pump drive gear pressure loaded bearing
Inventor: KOVACH BRANDON T
IPC: F16C32/06
Filed: 2015-06-08
Abstract: Disclosed is a gear pump comprising a drive gear, a shaft 32 passing through the drive gear, a pressure loaded journal bearing 36, a fluid film 52 between a surface of the bearing and a surface of the shaft, a hybrid pad 50 on the bearing having a minimum leading edge angular location on the bearing of 29.5Â° and a maximum trailing edge angular location on the bearing of 42.5Â°, and a porting path for supplying high pressure fluid from a discharge of the pump to the fluid film at the hybrid pad. Also claimed is a method for use with a pressure loaded journal bearing. The arrangement allows for the load carrying capacity of the bearing to be increased as the pump operates, thereby avoiding bearing touchdown, and the location of the hybrid pad enables the load carrying capacity to be increased without compromising the pump flow requirements.
Patent GB-2539219-A (GB)
Title: Femoral stem prosthesis
Inventor: DEREK JAMES WALLACE MCMINN
IPC: A61F2/36
Filed: 2015-06-09
Abstract: A femoral stem prosthesis 10 features a proximal section 12 and a distal section 14, both of which have a medial edge 16 and a lateral edge 18. The proximal section is generally wider in a medio-lateral direction than the distal section and both the proximal section and the distal section taper inwardly in a medio-lateral direction such that an anterior-posterior thickness of the medial edge is greater than an anterior-posterior thickness of the lateral edge (see Figs 3A-3E). The geometry of the prosthesis allows for an increased range of anteversion. The anterior posterior thickness of the lateral edge of the proximal section may also be less than the anterior-posterior thickness of the lateral edge of the distal section (see Fig 5). A hip joint prosthesis, and femoral implant comprising the femoral stem prosthesis and an acetabular cup and femoral head prosthesis, respectively, are also contemplated.